Dumb law

[Seydaman]

those laws are absurd

 

[steve141761]

In orange county, its illegal to take a bath with oranges...

 

[Xpwn3ntial]

In Chicago, Illinois, it's illegal to bathe in a public street.

 

[Xpwn3ntial]

Dumb laws in Missouri

It is illegal to have oral sex.
Single men between the ages of twenty-one and fifty must pay an annual tax of one dollar (enacted 1820).
It is not illegal to speed.

 

[olicon]

Thailand:
Legal drinking age: 21
Legal age to participate in an election: 18
Legal age to get drafted: 18

Because we are responsible enough to carry guns and choose the faith of our country before we can drink.

 

[CoverYourHead]

Here's a few from Germany

It is illegal for ones car to run out of gas on the Autobahn.

That's probably for someone's own good.

 

[Mr0llivand3r]

What's a stupid law you've discovered? I've got a few. They all come from Lawrence, Kansas.
1) It's illegal to cross Massachusetts Street with a beehive under your hat.
2) Upon entering Lawrence, KS, you must honk your car horn to warn the horses.
3) A woman who is driving must have a male escort walk in front of her with a broom to alert everyone a woman is driving.

EDIT: All are still in effect.

the best stupid law I've ever heard was "it is illegal for anyone classified as 'ugly' to walk down Hollywood Boulevard."

 

[dombot]

in Carlisle, England it was ok by law to beat a scotts man with a stick on certain days, and i think you could shoot them with a crossbow if you were standing on the city walls, tho i heard a lot of these rules have been repealed lately, unfortunately ;-)

 

[Lyiat]

In Vermont, it is illegal to whistle underwater.

 

[LewsTherin]

Here's a few from Germany

Every office must have a view of the sky, however small.

A pillow can be considered a ?passive? weapon.

It is illegal to wear a mask.

It is illegal for ones car to run out of gas on the Autobahn.

I can think of a few good reasons for that one...

 

[Tirannwn]

Here's a few from Germany

Every office must have a view of the sky, however small.

I can think of a few reasons why important economic centers in Germany may have encountered a time when they need to monitor the skies...

 

[Naterstein]

In Kentucky, it is illegal to walk around town (especially around horses) with ice cream in your back pocket. Apparently back in the day, that is the way horse thieves stole horses.

 

[Xpwn3ntial]

Here's a few from Germany

Every office must have a view of the sky, however small.

I can think of a few reasons why important economic centers in Germany may have encountered a time when they need to monitor the skies...

Hehehehehehehehe. I wonder if France has a law like it.

 

[Dr Pussymagnet]

I highly doubt this is a law anymore but here in Texas there is a law saying that two pigs aren't allowed to have sex on airport property.

I'm pretty sure this one was just a joke but it's funny regardless: You are not allowed to purchase alcohol on sundays past 12:00 AM, but you are allowed to buy alcohol on monday.

 

[PersianLlama]

In Virginia, it is illegal to engage in oral (a misdemeanor) or anal (a felony) intercourse. You are also only allowed to perform the missionary position and the lights must be off. I am being charged fo...You know what, I am not going to make that joke.

Wow, I didn't know that and I live in Virginia.

 

[Auron555]

Thailand:
Legal drinking age: 21
Legal age to participate in an election: 18
Legal age to get drafted: 18

Because we are responsible enough to carry guns and choose the faith of our country before we can drink.

I agree with what you're saying, but it's probably for safety, what with alcohol tolerance and all...
Still a stupid law. IMO, alcohol should be regarded as severely, if not more severely, as pot.
FACT: If every single person in the United States who could drink drank two glasses of beer every day (that's, say, 200 million+ people spending not more than $10, probably about half that, every day), the alcohol companies' profits would DROP EIGHTY PERCENT. Thank you Jean Kilbourne for that.

 

[paragon1]

Here in South Carolina, it is illegal to have sex in your bedroom with the blinds open. Apparently, a powerful congressman saw someone having sex this way and was offended (guess they were ugly).
Also, if a single male spends the night in a room with a single female, they are considered legally married (under common law marriage). F.Y.I. they DO NOT HAVE TO HAVE SEX! They could have been up playing CoD4 all night. I'm told this law, (like most SC laws) are actually based on the old english law system, in case anyone's interested.